| From: | Bruce Momjian <pgman(at)candle(dot)pha(dot)pa(dot)us> |
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| To: | kientzle(at)acm(dot)org |
| Cc: | PostgreSQL general mailing list <pgsql-general(at)postgresql(dot)org> |
| Subject: | Re: Re: MySQL and PostgreSQL speed compare |
| Date: | 2001-01-02 21:07:56 |
| Message-ID: | 200101022107.QAA04713@candle.pha.pa.us |
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> One big advantage of MySQL over PostgreSQL
> right now is ease of upgrading. Upgrading
> MySQL just requires shutting down the old
> one and starting the new; PostgreSQL requires
> a more involved process to migrate all of
> your data. (Of course, upgrading your DB
> is never a simple matter, but at least
> MySQL tries to make it less painful.)
Yes, that is a good point. We are clearly fixing/improving the storage
system, while MySQL has been able to keep the same one for many years.
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